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<P class=style2>Pangaea Arts presents <BR><SPAN class=style7>The Life of Paper
<STRONG></STRONG></SPAN><STRONG><BR><SPAN class=style8>An Origami Theatre Event
<BR><FONT size=3>Live world-music performed by <STRONG>Orchid Ensemble</STRONG>
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<P class=style1 align=left style1><SPAN class=style1><STRONG>At the
Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre <BR></STRONG><STRONG>May
24 - June 1, 2008</STRONG> (2-for-1 Preview May 23) <BR>Tuesday to
Saturday 8 pm;<BR></SPAN><SPAN class=style1>Matinees May 25 & June 1
at 2 pm, May 28 at 1 pm <BR>Show Tickets $22/$18 at <A
title="http://www.ticketstonight.ca
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href="http://www.ticketstonight.ca">www.ticketstonight.ca<BR></A>Admission
to exhibition, workshops & other ancillary events is FREE </SPAN></P>
<P class=style1 align=left style1><SPAN class=style1>Featuring Origami
Artist <STRONG>Joseph Wu</STRONG> <BR>Directed by <STRONG>Heidi
Specht</STRONG><BR>Starring: <STRONG>Yayoi </STRONG></SPAN><STRONG>Hirano,
He Ling, Lenard Stanga, Tomoko Hanawa and David
Warburton</STRONG><BR>Original music composed by <STRONG>Judy Specht
</STRONG><BR>Live music performed by <STRONG>Orchid Ensemble</STRONG>
(Jonathan Bernard, Lan Tung and Gelina Jiang)<BR>Light and Set Design:
<STRONG>John Webber</STRONG> <BR>Costume Design: <STRONG>Margaret
Mckea</STRONG> <BR>Stage Manager: <STRONG>Yvonne Yip</STRONG> </P>
<P class=style1 align=left>In this ground-breaking world premiere,
world-class origami artist <STRONG>Joseph Wu</STRONG> and performers from
East and West take audiences on an amazing theatrical adventure spanning
centuries, cultures and continents. <STRONG><EM>The Life of
Paper</EM></STRONG> traces the ancient art of paper folding from 105 AD
China through Korea, Japan, the Middle East, North Africa, Spain, Germany,
England, France and all the way to contemporary North America and Asia,
calling on different theatrical styles (from Chinese opera and Buddhist
chant to Japanese magic and Victorian English vaudeville) to illustrate
the milestones in paper’s long and colourful history. Vibrant characters -
artists, professors, musicians, mathematicians, monks and magicians – tell
the story, with help from stunning costumes, props, masks, puppets and
musical instruments…all made of folded paper.</P>
<P class=style1 align=left>Award-winning interdisciplinary theatre company
<STRONG>Pangaea Arts</STRONG> collaborates with <STRONG>Joseph
Wu</STRONG>, Vancouver’s <STRONG>Orchid Ensemble</STRONG> and a cast of
talented performers, including renowned Chinese opera performer Ling He,
Japanese mime and mask artist Yayoi Hirano, local actors Lenard Stanga,
David Warburton, Tomoko Hanawa and stage manager Yvonne Yip. The
production, directed and co-written by <STRONG>Heidi Specht</STRONG>, also
features music by composer <STRONG>Judy Specht</STRONG>, set and lighting
design by <STRONG>John Webber</STRONG>, and costume design by
<STRONG>Margaret McKea.</STRONG><EM>The Life of Paper</EM> is a
partnership with the Roundhouse Community Arts & Recreation
Centre.</P>
<P class=style1 align=left><STRONG>May 23 – June 1, 2008</STRONG> at
<STRONG>The Roundhouse Community Arts and Recreation Centre</STRONG> – 181
Roundhouse Mews</P>
<P class=style1 align=left>Tues- Sat 8 pm; Matinees May 25 & June 1 at
2 pm, May 28 at 1 pm <BR>Show Tickets $22/$18 at <A
href="http://www.ticketstonight.ca/ticketstonight/event.details.php?id=1790">www.ticketstonight.ca<BR></A>Admission
to exhibition, workshops & other ancillary events is FREE </P>
<P class=style1 align=left> </P>
<P class=style1 align=left><STRONG>SPECIAL EVENTS: WORKSHOPS, LECTURE,
LIVE PAPER ORCHESTRA </STRONG></P>
<P class=style1><EM>The Life of Paper</EM> will be complemented by an
<STRONG>interactive origami exhibit</STRONG>, opening on <STRONG>May
21</STRONG> in the Exhibition Hall at the Roundhouse. The public will be
encouraged to attend origami <STRONG>workshops and lectures</STRONG> by
Joseph Wu, in which they will learn how to create their own paper art and
add pieces to the installation over the course of the exhibit’s 2-week
run. All are also invited to participate in a <STRONG>paper
instrument-making workshop</STRONG>, and then to bring their instruments
to the Roundhouse on May 25 th (4-5 pm), where they will become part of a
large <STRONG>paper orchestra</STRONG>. (Yes, you read that right!) Under
the guidance of the <EM>Life of Paper </EM>artistic team and the musicians
of Orchid Ensemble, this one-of-a-kind orchestra will perform a piece
written especially for the occasion by composer Judy Specht. The
performance will be recorded for later broadcast. (E-mail <A
href="mailto:admin@pangaea-arts.com">admin@pangaea-arts.com</A> to reserve
your spot in the orchestra!) </P>
<P class=style1><EM>The Life of Paper </EM>is an epic journey; a
meditation on how knowledge is passed between individuals and cultures,
and how it evolves over time; a reminder that there is magic in ordinary
things, and that myriad stories can be told starting with a single small
square of paper. </P></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE></DIV>
<P class=style1 align=center style1>For further information, visit<BR><A
href="http://www.pangaea-arts.com"><STRONG>www.pangaea-arts.com</STRONG></A></P>
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